Maorineta minor explained

Maorineta minor is a species of sheet weaver spider endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

Taxonomy

This species was described in 1988 by Alfred Frank Millidge from female and male specimens. The holotype is stored in the New Zealand Arthropod Collection under registration number NZAC03014980.^[2]

Description

The female is recorded at 1.25-1.55mm in length whereas the male is 1.20-1.55mm. This species has a yellow to pale brown carapace, pale yellow to orange legs and a pale grey to grey abdomen.

Distribution

This species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened".^[3]

Notes and References

1. Millidge . A.F. . 1988 . The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Linyphiidae . Otago Museum Bulletin . 6 . 35-67.
2. Web site: Specimen Details . 2024-09-06 . scd.landcareresearch.co.nz.
3. Sirvid . P. J. . Vink . C. J. . Fitzgerald . B. M. . Wakelin . M. D. . Rolfe . J. . Michel . P. . 2020-01-01 . Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020 . New Zealand Threat Classification Series . English . 34 . 1–37.